Short film

Ebb & Flow

22 min

A tense, dreamlike descent into family trauma, where reality blurs and every moment feels like a warning.

Overview: Unyielding fate draws two half-brothers to their family's lake house where they must fight for their lives or succumb to the same surreal spiral of events that claimed their parents.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Fate, family, trauma, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: fate
family
trauma
survival
isolation
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Genres: mystery, drama
Directed by: Maria Busz
Written by: Andrew O’Harney, Marcel Grabowiecki
Starring: Andrew O’Harney, Marcel Grabowiecki, Jennifer Lee Kaas, Rosvita Rauch
Runtime: 22 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English